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1 Nov 2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: The Louvre Heist and the Man in the Hat

Arts, Popular Culture, Social Media, Society & Culture

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: The Louvre Heist and the Man in the Hat

A Paris jewel theft, a viral photograph, and one sharply dressed stranger. Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne from the University of Melbourne unpacks why we’re obsessed with turning ordinary bystanders into internet icons, and what this says about our need for mystery, memes and modern myth-making.

Guest: Lauren Rosewarne, Associate Professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne

Presenter: Andy Mac

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